Prince of Belmonte Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Princedom of Belmonte

Creation date	1619
Monarch	Philip III of Spain
Peerage	Spanish Kingdom of Naples
First holder	Orazio Giovan Battista Ravaschieri Fieschi, 1st Prince of Belmonte
Present holder	Angelo Gennaro Granito Pignatelli, 13th Prince of Belmonte
Remainder to	Male-preference primogeniture
Subsidiary titles	Duke of Acerenza, Marquess of Galatone, Marquess of Castellabate, Count of Copertino

Prince of Belmonte (Italian: Principe di Belmonte; Spanish: Príncipe de Belmonte) is a noble title created in 1619 by the Spanish crown for the Barons of Badolato and Belmonte. The name of the title is taken from the fortress town of Belmonte in Calabria, historically important for the defence of the Italian coast from Saracen invasion. Belmonte has been known since the Risorgimento as Belmonte Calabro.

In addition to the princely title, the princes were made Grandees of Spain (First Class) in 1712, and in 1726 were granted the rank of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (German: Reichsfürst) with the style of Serene Highness (German: Durchlaucht). The princes hold a number of subsidiary titles, including Duke of Acerenza (1593), Marquess of Galatone (1562) and Count of Copertino (1562).

The seat of the princes is Palazzo Belmonte, on the Bay of Salerno and south of Amalfi. The princes are descendants of the Fieschi family of Genoa, who were ennobled as Counts Palatine in the year 1010 by Henry the Holy, King of Italy and later Holy Roman Emperor. The Emperor created the title of Count of Lavagna and appointed the Fieschi as Imperial Vice-Regents of all Tuscany and of the coast of Genoa.

Residences

Palazzo Ravaschieri Fieschi della Torre
Palazzo Rivellino
Acerenza
Castle of Galatone
Copertino Castle
Palace of Muro Leccese
Palazzo Belmonte at Santa Maria di Castellabate

Prince of Belmonte facts for kids

Residences

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